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Selling Your Home Fast
Post Your Comments Published by Patrick Warholic on June 13, 2007 at 12:26 AM.
Houses that sell within the first five weeks of their listing are most likely to fetch their asking price. The longer the house sits on the market, the more pressure you’ll feel to lower the price and the less likely it is to sell without some freebies from you, the seller. Even if you don’t have a need to sell quickly, follow these tips from professional realtors to get top dollar for your home:
1. Find a Realtor: The best way to sell a home is hire a professional and allow their experience to guide you. A realtor knows the laws to help you sell your home, can assist you in deciding on the right selling price, offer suggestions for necessary improvements to your home to get your agreed upon price and other strategies for selling in your area.
2. Right Price: The most important factor in selling a home quickly is setting the right price. The best way to decide on a price is to find the average price of homes that have sold in your area. Your Realtor will have the information readily available. Rather than beginning with a set amount of gain you’d like to walk away with which is the most common mistake sellers make is pricing the home too high.
3. Prepare the Property: There are many things you can do to make the home more appealing to prospective buyers, the key is to make the improvements BEFORE you start showing it. These improvements are called “staging” and it has been know that staging a home helps it to sell quicker.
4. Offer Incentives: Offering to pay closing costs or including household items and appliances can bring the up-front expenses of buying your home into range for a first time home buyer who is just barely able to make the down payment, mortgage points and fees.
There you have it! Apply these tips to sell your home fast as the peak home selling and buying season is here.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
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1. Find a Realtor: The best way to sell a home is hire a professional and allow their experience to guide you. A realtor knows the laws to help you sell your home, can assist you in deciding on the right selling price, offer suggestions for necessary improvements to your home to get your agreed upon price and other strategies for selling in your area.
2. Right Price: The most important factor in selling a home quickly is setting the right price. The best way to decide on a price is to find the average price of homes that have sold in your area. Your Realtor will have the information readily available. Rather than beginning with a set amount of gain you’d like to walk away with which is the most common mistake sellers make is pricing the home too high.
3. Prepare the Property: There are many things you can do to make the home more appealing to prospective buyers, the key is to make the improvements BEFORE you start showing it. These improvements are called “staging” and it has been know that staging a home helps it to sell quicker.
4. Offer Incentives: Offering to pay closing costs or including household items and appliances can bring the up-front expenses of buying your home into range for a first time home buyer who is just barely able to make the down payment, mortgage points and fees.
There you have it! Apply these tips to sell your home fast as the peak home selling and buying season is here.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
Late April showers are bringing in May flowers but this summer gardeners will need to focus their attentions on irrigation. It’s not too late to plant a few items for this summer but save the big planting plans for mid-October when the wetter weather begins to roll in.
1. Tropical Gardening - Hot summer weather is a perfect climate for growing sub-tropic plants like hibiscus and bougainvilleas. A little water to get them started and they become very tolerant of dry spells.
2. Citrus Fruit - Now is still a good time to plant citrus fruit. In super hot areas, whitewash bare trunks with thinned latex paint (50:50 with water) to protect bark from the scalding sun. Save on watering and fertilize less often by letting fallen leaves remain on the ground.
3. Too Late for Drought Resisters - Due to little rain this winter and rumblings of a drought this summer, many are thinking of planting more drought resistant plants. Hold that thought and wait until fall to do any planting since even new drought resistant plants are temper mental about summer weather and need regular watering.
4. Mulch to Save Your Plants - Mulching with compost or wood chips makes for healthier plants throughout the summer. The mulch helps to cool the roots and conserve moisture. Use a heavy enough mulch to not blow away in the wind or float off with a little watering.
5. Summertime Veggies - Peppers and tomatoes are once again cream of the crop for summertime planting. Rule of thumb is to plant tomatoes deep, up to their first set of leaves because this plant will root all along the buried stem.
6. Floral Extravaganza - Have a multi-climate backyard? For sunny areas, try planting bedding dahlia, gloriosa daisy, marigold, petunia, verbena and zinnias. In the shady places, plant bedding begonias, coleus, impatiens, and forget-me-nots.
Ask any Realtor, a landscaped yard and blooming flowers add that special touch when trying to sell your home.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
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1. Tropical Gardening - Hot summer weather is a perfect climate for growing sub-tropic plants like hibiscus and bougainvilleas. A little water to get them started and they become very tolerant of dry spells.
2. Citrus Fruit - Now is still a good time to plant citrus fruit. In super hot areas, whitewash bare trunks with thinned latex paint (50:50 with water) to protect bark from the scalding sun. Save on watering and fertilize less often by letting fallen leaves remain on the ground.
3. Too Late for Drought Resisters - Due to little rain this winter and rumblings of a drought this summer, many are thinking of planting more drought resistant plants. Hold that thought and wait until fall to do any planting since even new drought resistant plants are temper mental about summer weather and need regular watering.
4. Mulch to Save Your Plants - Mulching with compost or wood chips makes for healthier plants throughout the summer. The mulch helps to cool the roots and conserve moisture. Use a heavy enough mulch to not blow away in the wind or float off with a little watering.
5. Summertime Veggies - Peppers and tomatoes are once again cream of the crop for summertime planting. Rule of thumb is to plant tomatoes deep, up to their first set of leaves because this plant will root all along the buried stem.
6. Floral Extravaganza - Have a multi-climate backyard? For sunny areas, try planting bedding dahlia, gloriosa daisy, marigold, petunia, verbena and zinnias. In the shady places, plant bedding begonias, coleus, impatiens, and forget-me-nots.
Ask any Realtor, a landscaped yard and blooming flowers add that special touch when trying to sell your home.
For more information from California Home Network visit Patrick Warholic, The Internet Home Marketing Specialist for free MLS Home and property searches, free real estate reports, information for sellers, information for buyers, and find out exactly what your home is worth with a free home valuation, with current up-to-date market information provided for you.
Contact Patrick Warholic, Realtor, CCRA, SRES, ASP, and e-PRO certified.
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To be successful in life, our children must learn financial responsibility or run the risk of having them move back into their old bedroom after college...you know, the room that’s now your den. It’s our job to teach them the following rules:
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- Goals: Saving without a tangible goal in mind is no fun and kids won’t play along for very long. Posting a picture of what they’re saving for near the piggy bank is a great motivator to keep saving.
- Pay Yourself First: Teach your children to save a portion of every dollar. Just because they get fifty dollars for their birthday doesn’t mean they have to spend it all.
- Allowance: Pay allowance in cash and let them manage the money. The skills learned in managing their allowance will later help them to budget.
- Good Role Models: Your child can model your money behavior even before being able to pour their own cereal, so use cash instead of credit cards whenever possible, pay bills on time, include them on making family purchases and take them with you to make savings deposits.
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Homes Sales Prices - April 2007
Post Your Comments Published by Patrick Warholic on June 12, 2007 at 9:18 PM.
Are You Thinking of Buying or Selling a Home in the Near Future or Know Someone Who is?
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Home Sale Price Medians by City for April 2007
| County/City/Area | # Sold | April- 07 | April-06 | % Change |
| Sacramento County | 1272 | "$345,000.00 " | "$370,000.00 " | -6.76% |
| ANTELOPE | 47 | "$315,000.00 " | "$373,500.00 " | -15.66% |
| CARMICHAEL | 52 | "$370,000.00 " | "$369,000.00 " | 0.27% |
| CITRUS HEIGHTS | 62 | "$276,500.00 " | "$335,000.00 " | -17.46% |
| ELK GROVE | 182 | "$407,000.00 " | "$470,000.00 " | -13.40% |
| ELVERTA | 2 | "$235,000.00 " | "$281,000.00 " | -16.37% |
| FAIR OAKS | 40 | "$379,500.00 " | "$527,000.00 " | -27.99% |
| FOLSOM | 118 | "$451,000.00 " | "$475,000.00 " | -5.05% |
| GALT | 24 | "$355,000.00 " | "$425,000.00 " | -16.47% |
| MATHER | 6 | "$353,250.00 " | "$427,500.00 " | -17.37% |
| NORTH HIGHLANDS | 17 | "$220,000.00 " | "$265,000.00 " | -16.98% |
| ORANGEVALE | 27 | "$357,000.00 " | "$350,000.00 " | 2.00% |
| RANCHO CORDOVA | 64 | "$400,500.00 " | "$446,000.00 " | -10.20% |
| RIO LINDA | 15 | "$399,000.00 " | "$299,250.00 " | 33.33% |
| SACRAMENTO | 598 | "$317,250.00 " | "$336,000.00 " | -5.58% |
| SLOUGHHOUSE | 8 | "$398,500.00 " | "$520,000.00 " | -23.37% |
| WILTON | 7 | "$685,000.00 " | "$985,000.00 " | -30.46% |
| El Dorado County | 176 | "$422,250.00 " | "$500,000.00 " | -15.55% |
| CAMINO | 3 | "$435,000.00 " | "$452,250.00 " | -3.81% |
| COOL | 6 | "$365,000.00 " | "$378,000.00 " | -3.44% |
| EL DORADO | 3 | "$344,000.00 " | "$360,000.00 " | -4.44% |
| EL DORADO HILLS | 53 | "$560,000.00 " | "$625,000.00 " | -10.40% |
| GARDEN VALLEY | 3 | "$327,000.00 " | n/a | n/a |
| GEORGETOWN | 2 | "$787,500.00 " | "$293,000.00 " | 168.77% |
| GRIZZLY FLATS | 2 | "$290,000.00 " | "$246,250.00 " | 17.77% |
| PLACERVILLE | 24 | "$366,500.00 " | "$387,000.00 " | -5.30% |
| POLLOCK PINES | 11 | "$335,000.00 " | "$351,000.00 " | -4.56% |
| RESCUE | 5 | "$572,000.00 " | "$939,750.00 " | -39.13% |
| SHINGLE SPRINGS | 24 | "$427,500.00 " | "$448,250.00 " | -4.63% |
| SOUTH LAKE TAHOE | 38 | "$373,000.00 " | "$475,000.00 " | -21.47% |
| Placer County | 496 | "$446,000.00 " | "$472,250.00 " | -5.56% |
| AUBURN | 28 | "$476,250.00 " | "$425,972.50 " | 11.80% |
| COLFAX | 7 | "$340,000.00 " | "$401,500.00 " | -15.32% |
| FORESTHILL | 6 | "$372,500.00 " | "$450,000.00 " | -17.22% |
| GRANITE BAY | 24 | "$825,000.00 " | "$884,500.00 " | -6.73% |
| LINCOLN | 124 | "$425,000.00 " | "$458,500.00 " | -7.31% |
| LOOMIS | 15 | "$409,000.00 " | "$657,500.00 " | -37.79% |
| MEADOW VISTA | 4 | "$427,500.00 " | "$556,000.00 " | -23.11% |
| NEWCASTLE | 5 | "$650,500.00 " | "$829,000.00 " | -21.53% |
| OLYMPIC VALLEY | 3 | "$755,000.00 " | "$555,500.00 " | 35.91% |
| PENRYN | 3 | "$650,000.00 " | "$695,000.00 " | -6.47% |
| ROCKLIN | 75 | "$435,000.00 " | "$485,000.00 " | -10.31% |
| ROSEVILLE | 189 | "$420,000.00 " | "$452,500.00 " | -7.18% |
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